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1 Study GuideFor orders and inquiries: 2017 NCS Pearson, Inc. All rights reserved. Warning: No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the copyright , MAT, the MAT logo, and Miller Analogies Test are trademarks, in the US and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliate(s). NCS Pearson, Inc. 5601 Green Valley Drive Bloomington, MN 55437 Printed in the United States of Product Number 65776 MAT2017iiiSTUDY GUIDET able of ContentsThe Miller Analogies Test Study GuideThe Structure of MAT Analogies 1 Solving MAT Analogies 2 Types of Relationships in MAT Analogies 2 The Content of MAT Analogies 7 Test-Taking Strategies for the MAT

2 10 Sample Analogies 131-800-622-3231 Copyright 2017 NCS Pearson, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Study GUIDEThe Miller Analogies Test Study GuideThe Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a high-level test of analytical ability that requires the solution of problems stated as analogies The MAT consists of 120 partial analogies that are to be com-pleted in 60 minutes The test measures your ability to recognize relationships between ideas, your fluency in the English language, and your general knowledge of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences The Structure of MAT AnalogiesAn analogy is a statement that suggests two terms are related to each other in the same way that two other terms are related to each other The MAT analogy items are written as equations in the form A : B :: C.

3 D This can be read as either A is related to B in the same way that C is related to D or as A is related to C in the same way as B is related to D In each MAT analogy item, one term is missing and you must choose which of the four answer options correctly completes the analogy For example:Plane : Air :: Car : (a motorcycle, b engine, c land, d atmosphere)The first step in solving a MAT analogy is to decide which two of the three given terms form a complete pair In the example, this could either be Plane is related to Air (the first term is related to the second term) or Plane is related to Car (the first term is related to the third term) On the MAT, the first term is never related to the fourth term Therefore, this example could NOT be read as Plane is related to (a motorcycle, b engine, c land, d atmosphere)

4 The solution to a MAT analogy item requires that you select the option that forms a second pair of terms that are in the same relationship to each other as the terms in the complete pair In this example, none of the available options form a second pair of terms if the analogy is seen as a relationship between two vehicles Air is definitely not a vehicle However, when the complete pair is seen as Plane travels on Air, the second pair, and the correct answer, becomes obvious as Car travels on c land :Plane : Air :: Car : (a motorcycle, b engine, c land, d atmosphere)The missing term in a MAT analogy the term represented by the four answer options could be in any one of the four positions All of the possible formats for MAT analogies are represented in the following examples: Salt : Hypertension :: Sugar : (a cholesterol, b carbohydrates, c hyperthyroidism, d diabetes) Solution The answer is d diabetes ; salt contributes to or aggravates the symptoms of hypertension, and sugar does the same for diabetes Seek : Find :: (a locate, b book, c retrieve, d listen) : Hear Solution The answer is d listen.

5 One seeks something in order to find it, and one listens to something in order to hear it Induction : (a confirmation, b graduation, c ordination, d resistance) :: Soldier : Priest Solution The answer is c ordination ; induction is the ceremony for becoming a soldier, and ordination is the ceremony for becoming a priest 1-800-622-3231 Copyright 2017 NCS Pearson, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (a cure, b epidemic, c immunity, d patient) : Shade :: Inoculation : Parasol Solution The answer is c immunity ; a parasol produces shade, and an inoculation produces immunity Regardless of how the terms in a MAT analogy are presented, there is only one valid and logical relationship that exists between each pair of terms Solving MAT AnalogiesThere are four basic steps in solving a MAT analogy.

6 1 Read the three given terms in the analogy carefully 2 Determine the relationships between the two possible pairs among the three given terms 3 Without looking at the answer options, think of a fourth term that would complete an analogy along with the three given terms You may be able to identify more than one possible analogy that would include the three given terms 4 Examine the answer options, and select the option that most closely resembles your idea of a term that would complete the analogy If none of the answer options seems to form an analogy, rethink the relationship you identified in the given terms You may need to repeat the steps to arrive at an acceptable answer For example, consider the following:Pint : (a cup, b quart, c liter, d gallon) :: 1.

7 2 Reading the three given terms in this analogy may not initially seem to provide obvious clues as to which option will complete it, until you consider the relationship of 1 to 2, a likely candidate for a complete pair These two numerals can be seen as either a sequence of numbers or as one representing twice the value of the other If the relationship is seen as a sequence, then none of the answer options seems to form a similar relationship with Pint, the third given term However, if the relationship is seen as 2 being twice the value of 1, then the correct answer would be a measure that is twice the volume of a pint This solution seems to work, because answer choice b quart represents a volume that is twice that of a pint While the other options are related to pint in the sense that each one is a measure of volume, none is related in the same way that 1 is to 2 Types of Relationships in MAT AnalogiesThere are many ways in which a pair of words can be related Sometimes the relationship is obvi-ous as soon as you read the terms Sometimes, however, you have to formulate a statement before the relationship becomes apparent Although there are many possible types of relationships, within a particular item only one or two types will be present The relationships found in MAT items can be grouped into four broad categories.

8 Semantic, classification , association, and logical/mathematical Each of these groups contains several sub-classifications 1-800-622-3231 2017 NCS Pearson, Inc. All rights GUIDEWhen you take the MAT, you do not need to classify each item Nevertheless, reviewing these types of relationships may help you see the relationships between pairs of words that form MAT analogy items SemanticThis type of analogy can be thought of as involving definitions of the terms Relationships of this type have to do with what a word stands for and how that word is linguistically connected to oth-ers The words may be any part of speech 1 Synonym or Definition The terms have the same or similar meaning Teach : Instruct Both words mean to impart knowledge Edge : Border Both words refer to a boundary Empty : Vacuous Both words mean lacking in substance Eire.

9 Ireland Both words are accepted names for the same country 2 Antonym or Contrast The terms have opposite meanings or are used to express unlike concepts Rarely : Frequently The word rarely means not often or infrequently Order : Chaos Chaos is a state of total disorder, the opposite of order Legalize : Outlaw To outlaw something is not to legalize it but to make it illegal 3 Intensity One term expresses a greater size or degree of something than the other This category can be difficult if you misinterpret the analogy as a simple synonym or antonym Joyful : Ecstatic To be ecstatic is to be wildly and intensely joyful Slam : Close To slam is to close forcefully and loudly Stream : Torrent A torrent is a swift-flowing stream 4 Word Part/Meaning One term explains what the other term means ism : Practice One meaning of the suffix ism is the practice of something; for example, criticism is the act or practice of criticizing Not : Un The prefix un means not ; for example, something unalterable cannot be changed Penta : Five The prefix penta means five; for example, a pentagon is a five-sided polygon 1-800-622-3231 Copyright 2017 NCS Pearson, Inc.

10 All rights reserved. 4 MILLER ANALOGIES TESTC lassificationThe classification type of analogy concerns the hierarchy of words and concepts For example, when you outline a topic, you list main headings, subtitles, and so on In a classification analogy, one word could be a heading for the other word, or both words might fall under the same heading 1 Category One term is a subordinate or superordinate class of the other In other words, one term is a type or example of the other one Species : Genus A species is a subdivision of a genus Emotion : Love Love is one type of emotion Measles : Disease Measles is an example of a disease 2 Membership Both terms are parts of the same thing or members of a larger category Wheel : Fender Both are parts of a car Fingers : Thumbs Both are digits of the hand Love : Fear Both are examples of emotions 3 Whole/Part One term is a part of another term Wheel : Car A wheel is part of a car Galaxy : Star A galaxy is made up of stars Year : Century A century consists of one hundred years AssociationThe association type of analogy represents the largest group This type deals with relationships between two distinct but related ideas The terms are often nouns but may be any part of speech 1 Object/Characteristic One term is a characteristic, source, or location of another term One term is an attribute, characteristic, or description of the other: Parrot.